Critical Access Hospitals and Retail Activity: an Empirical Analysis

Lara Brooks and Brian Whitacre

No 56323, 2010 Annual Meeting, February 6-9, 2010, Orlando, Florida from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: This paper takes an empirical approach to determining the effect that a critical access hospital (CAH) has on local retail activity. Previous research on the relationship between hospitals and economic development has primarily focused on single-case, multiplier oriented analysis. The positive empirical results provide additional evidence on the far-reaching economic development impacts of CAHs. The results also emphasize the importance of continued support for these rural institutions, including federal and state subsidies.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Health Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.56323

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